This list was so supposed to run as part of someone else’s feature, but it didn’t make the cut. But to find the real jams that mattered in Canadian music this year, you’ve gotta have your ear to the ground. Lucky for you, our very own Jay Anderson is here to give you the scoop.
Rock, Hip Hop, R&B, Psych. These are the records that mattered and that you probably missed.
High times indeed! So hazy and wavvey. If we lived in a perfect world, “Lucky Loki” would be on the mighty Q every Sunday.
Matt Smith is royalty. Way ahead of the curve, his highness had the whole bedroom R&B thing down long before it had a ridiculous handle like PBR&B. So BOW DOWN.
Handling most of the production and emceeing on this album, Rich Kidd makes a lasting impression on the ears. Not since Large Professor have we heard someone who can do both so well.
Hooks for days on end. Mikey Heppner formally of Priestess makes a record so chalk-full of harmonies and wild arrangements that we picture the video for Paul McCartney’s Coming Up:
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Sometimes you don’t need to speak to make an impression. This instrumental tsunami of sound is a wild ride of emotion. Perfect for kicking your feet up and watching the end of the world.
It’s just one song but WOWEE ZOWEE. I think everyone involved in this is super young which makes us think that ‘the kids are alright’ after all.